BACARDI COMMITTED TO EMPLOYEE SAFETY WORKS WITH OSHA ON WORKPLACE SAFETY Jacksonville, Fla., February 11, 2013 – Throughout its history, Bacardi has been steadfast in its commitment to provide employees with a safe environment while adhering to the highest standards in procedures, policies and training. Bacardi reaffirms this commitment by working closely with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) during OSHA’s recent inspection of the Company’s Jacksonville, Florida, facilities. Bacardi has already addressed or put in place plans that resolve all safety and health matters identified by OSHA. Bacardi disagrees with how OSHA has characterized the Company’s actions in its news release. As OSHA conducted its inspection, a standard procedure for any workplace accident, Bacardi worked together with the agency and took immediate steps to correct any noted safety concerns identified by the inspector, rather than waiting until after the final report was issued. Bacardi worked with OSHA on improvements following a tragic accident in August 2012, which resulted in the death of a temporary agency worker. The Company shares with OSHA the common goals of well-trained employees and safe workplace conditions. As a family-owned company with a long history of operating as an industry leader in workplace safety, Bacardi takes seriously any accident and continues to extend its sincerest condolences to the family. Always looking to improve in safety measures and operational performance, Bacardi conducted additional employee re-training on lockout/tagout procedures, updated safety policies and procedures, and completed a thorough review of all equipment in order to prevent such an accident from happening again. Bacardi, in its more than 150-year history, has embedded corporate responsibility into all aspects of its business, and with that, continually strives for the highest standards of safety for its employees. As part of this ongoing workplace commitment to excellence, Bacardi is the only international spirits company certified to be operating in accordance with internationally-recognized standards for quality (ISO 9001), environment (ISO 14001), and health and safety (OHSAS 18001) for all its production facilities globally. ### Media Contacts: Patricia M. Neal or Amy Federman, +1.441.294.1110, afederman@bacardi.com